"Armstrong sued Oakland last year, alleging the city and then-Mayor Sheng Thao fired him in February 2023 in retaliation for speaking out against Robert Warshaw, the federal monitor who oversees the police department. Armstrong's lawsuit also accused Thao of violating his First Amendment rights. A federal judge dismissed Armstrong's First Amendment claims last November and sent the remainder of the claims to state court to decide whether the city's leaders violated labor laws."
"First, the judge wrote, Armstrong's claim of whistleblower retaliation relied entirely on an alleged Jan. 19, 2023, conversation between Armstrong, Thao, and then-City Administrator Ed Reiskin. However, Armstrong's lawsuit failed to "clearly allege" what was said during this discussion. Second, Armstrong accused OPD's federal monitor, Rober Warshaw, of fraud, but the lawsuit "fails to include any details" that explain how a fraud was committed."
LeRonne Armstrong sued Oakland, alleging that city leaders and then-Mayor Sheng Thao fired him in February 2023 in retaliation for criticizing federal monitor Robert Warshaw and that Thao violated his First Amendment rights. A federal judge previously dismissed the First Amendment claims and sent remaining claims to state court for labor-law review. California Superior Court Judge Peter Borkon dismissed the state claims after the city demurred, finding Armstrong failed to specify what was said during a key Jan. 19, 2023 conversation and failed to provide factual details showing Warshaw committed fraud. Armstrong was given ten days to amend and refile.
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